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noun • one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse • any means of control verb • control and direct with or as if by reins • stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins • stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins • keep in check | ||||
| 26% | 8 | Named after Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen | ||
noun • a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War • one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Jamestown or Williamsburg • a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range | ||||
| 26% | 7 | Name shared by two queens of Joannas in English history: an early 12th-century queen and a 14th-century queen | ||
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REIN which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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Updated: September 1, 2025
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